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AI doesn't read your design system the way you do

By Robin Cannon, VP of Product, Knapsack Ask an AI tool to build a screen today and watch what it reaches for. Inside tools like v0, Cursor, and Figma Make, a model will generate a working interface in seconds — and most of the time it builds from whatever components it

Why AI Is Making Design Converge on the Same Look

By Anamol Rajbhandari In 1997, a small piece of software called Auto-Tune arrived in recording studios, built to do something narrow and technical, which was to nudge a slightly flat or sharp vocal back onto the note it had been reaching for. For an individual singer, the effect was close

Best use of AI Finalists: Three Teams Integrating AI

The Best Use of AI Award is for teams that have meaningfully integrated AI into their workflow or product. As a change in how they work, make decisions, or build better products. This year’s final three show three different ways AI can make a real difference:  * Intercom R&D,

The Unblocker Award Finalists: Three Teams That Increased Cross-Functional Collaboration

The Unblocker Award is for teams that successfully removed organisational, structural, or process barriers that slow cross-functional collaboration down, and can show the difference it made. This year’s final three are: * Delivery Hero - Cape Multibrand Design System: Connecting 10 Design Systems at Global Scale * PLUS - Ending Redundant

Impact Award Finalists: Three Teams Turning Evidence Into Real Outcomes

The Impact Award is for teams whose evidence directly drove real outcomes, including user adoption, retention, and conversion. This year’s final three tell three very different but equally strong stories:  * All human & Power NI, for redesigning Help & Support to drive digital self-serve * De Gruyter Brill, for unifying two academic

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